Tissue dispenser



1961 H. D. KANTOR ETAL 3,002,799

TISSUE DISPENSER Filed Aug. 22, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 52 Harry DawdKan/or Phi/lb kanfor lNVLNTORS and Wavy 5m 3,002,799 I TISSUE DISPENSERHarry David Kantor and Philip Kantor, both of R0. Box 578, Clarksdale,Miss. Filed Aug. 22, 1958, Ser. No. 756,705 3 Claims. (Cl. 312-211) Thisinvention relates to dispensers and more particularly to a tissuedispenser and stand.

An object of the invention is to provide a tissue dis penser capable ofbeing supported close to a bed, lounge .or the like occupied by a personwho is ill or convalescent so that the tissues especially are readilyaccessible at all times.

The invention provides not only a very handy dispenser but also novelmeans for accepting and accumulating the soiled tissues.

One of the features of the invention is found in the convenience bywhich the tissues are available to a patient and also various and sundryitems such as a towel, newspaper, magazine, and the like.

The disposal of soiled tissues is not especially sanitary, even in themost modern hospitals. Soiled tissues are generally thrown into awastebasket. Sometimes, the wastebasket has a paper bag within toaccumulate the soiled tissues, and the paper bag is disposed ofeventual- 1y. This is more for the convenience of the workers 7 thananything else. This invention has a compartment within which there is aremovable container and a liner in the container that is removabletherewith. The liner can be a disposable item or may be made of fabricor plastic that is separable from the container so that it can beperiodically washed. Moreover, the invention contemplates a disinfectantbag to be placed between the liner and container or in the container sothat the area adjacent to the soiled tissues constantly undergoes adisinfecting treatment.

It is annoying to the patient to have to reach to a table or some otherusually inconvenient support on which a box of tissues is placed. Thisinvention provides a stand that supports the tissues and the means fordisposing of the tissues alongside of the bed. Moreover, the upper partof the dispenser is rotatable through a full 360 so that it can bepositioned to suit the patient thereby avoiding the difiiculty of thepatient having to stretch and reach for a tissue and in some instances,call for a nurses aide or nurse to fetch a tissue or the tissue box.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser constructed in accordancewith the invention showing it in a typical place along the side of abed.

FIGURE 2 is a front view of a part of the dispenser in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 URE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 6 is an exploded perspective view of a container and liner withinwhich to place soiled tissues.

In the accompanying drawings there is a hospital bed or any other typeof bed 10 adjacent to which the dispenser 12 is located. Although theprincipal application is an end view of the dispenser in FIG- of theinvention is in connection with beds, lounges or the like on whichpatients are seated or which patients occupy, it is to be clearlyunderstood that the principles of the invention are applicable inconnection with other environments. For instance, the dispenser may beplaced in a barber shop or may be used in the home.

Dispenser 12 is made of two sections or companion parts 14- and 16, withsection 14 being a stand. The stand embodies a substantial suitableheavy base 18 that can be tested on the floor, and a post or pedestal 20attached to it and rising vertically therefrom. The post is hollow andhas spindle 22 in its upper open end. The spindle is part of the uppersection 16 since it is attached to the bottom wall 24 of casing 26.Collar 28 is. also attached to bottom wall 24 and is located abovespindle 22 to form a thrust bearing inasmuch as it is seated on theupper end of post 20. Accordingly, casing 26 is rotatable through a full360 movement with spindle 22 rotating in the bore of hollow post 20.

In addition to the bottom Wall 24, casing 26 has a front wall 30, a rearwall 32, end walls 34 and 36 respectively and an open top to formentrance 38 for soiled tis sues 40. The upper ends of the sides or sidewalls 36 and 34 are extended slightly beyond the front and rear walls 30and 32 respectively to support the apical part of swinging closure 42 byeither trunnions or a pivot rod 44 attached at the upper extremities ofsides 36 and 34-. Closure 42 is substantially V-shaped in cross-sectionand can swing forward and rearward to expose the soiled tissueentrance38. The configuration of the closure 42 is capable of being varied. Theclosure 42 may be substituted by one or two spring-loaded panels thatare urgedto the closed position by means of springs or a single torsionspring and that open upon. depression of either of the panels so thatsoiled tissuescan be easily inserted through entrance 38.

The upper part of casing 26 has a rectangular container 48 separablydisposed in it. The container fits reasonably snugly within the walls ofcasing 26 and rests on strips 50 that are attached to the end walls 34and 36. A disposable or non-disposable liner 52 of approximately thesame shape as container 48, is in the container and is removed fromcasing 26 simultaneously with the removal of container 48. The liner 52may be of paper, plastic, fabric or any other cloth-type material. Thepurpose of the liner is cleanliness and sanitation, and the same holdstrue for the cover or closure 42. To further this end, there is adisinfectant bag 54 which may be placed anywhere in container 48, forinstance between the bottom wall of container 48 and the liner 52(FIGURE 4). When removing the liner 52, the soiled tissues 40, areremoved therewith. When a closure such as illustrated in FIGURE 4, isused, the closure may first be removed by separating the pivot rod 44".For further convenience, container 48 may be made shallow enough so thatit fits through the space between either the front or rear wall and thepivot rod 44 so that the closure 42 can be swung to a full open positionand the container and liner 52 separated from the casing 26.

The lower part of casing 26 is adapted to support a box 60 of tissues.Door 62 is connected by hinge 64 to the fixed upper part of wall 30 sothat the door can be swung open to insert or remove a tissue box. Slot66 is in door 62 so that the tissues 67 may be pulled therethrough.

A number of attachments may be secured to the casing 26. Magazine andnewspaper racks 70, 71 and 72 on wall 32, are typical examples. Toweland wash cloth ring 73 is another example of an attachment and it isapplied to wall 34. Holder 74 occupies some of the space of wall 36. Anumber of other attachments may be used in lieu or in addition to thoseillustrated and mentioned herein.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed. I

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. In a patients bedside utility device, a portable stand embodying apedestal, a vertically elongated, open top casing rotatably mounted inupstanding position atop said pedestal and having front and rear Walls,and opposite end walls, the latter having upper portions arising abovethe upper edges of the front and rear walls, a pair of oppositehorizontal strips fixed in said casing to said end walls, an open topcontainer for waste tissue removably fitted in the upper portion of saidcasing and seated on said strips and defining a lower compartment in thecasing for clean tissue to be dispensed from said compartment, aflexible liner removably fitted invsaid container for holding a mass ofwaste tissue for removal from said container by removal of said liner,and an inverted V-shaped closure having inclined walls cooperating withthe front and rear walls at the top of the casing to close the top ofthe casing and the top of the container and having apical end portionshinged between the upper portions of said end walls for swinging inopposite directions to open the top of'the casing and the top of thecontainer at either the front or the rear of said casing.

2. A tissue dispenser according to claim 1, and a bag of disinfectant inthe bottom of said container beneath said liner for disinfecting thecontainer and waste tissue in the liner and providing for removing theliner without disturbing said bag.

3. For use in a sick room, to effectually serve certain every day needsof a patient confined to a bed; a bedside utility device comprising aportable stand having a base designed and adapted to be placed firmlyfor use on the floor beside the bed and a perpendicular post attached ata lower end to the base and rising vertically from the base, a rotaryhousing provided with selectively usable utilities and facilities toserve the patient, said post being of a height that the housing occupiesa position in a plane somewhat above the level of the bed mattress, saidhousing having a bottom wall detachably and swivelly mounted atop saidpost, said housing having a rear vertical wall provided exteriorly withoptionally usable racks, said housing also provided with a frontvertical side having a hingedly mounted liftable and lowerab-le door,said door affording access to a lower part ofsaid housing, said lowerpart defining a compartment of a size-and shape that it is adapted tocontain a readily insertable and removable box of disposable facialtissues, and, a

median portion of said door being provided with a slot so that, ifdesired, tissues in the box may be threaded through the slot andthereafter pulled therethrough for use without having to open and closethe door each time a tissue is needed, saidhousing being open. at thetop and having end walls provided with elevated upper end portionsprojecting to a level about the upper edges of the front and back walls,an inverted V-shaped hood-like cover horizontally disposed, conformablewith, and normally covering the otherwise open top and having endportions hingedly mounted between said upper end portions, interiorsurfaces of the end walls being provided with horizontal stripsconstituting supporting ledges, and an open top receptacle fitted in theupper portion of said housing and supported by said ledges, the bottomof said receptacle spanning and dividing the space of the housing intoupper and lower portions.

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